Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki is backing off its plans of building its assembly line outside Japan and is considering striking out production of their big cars.

Suzuki, last year, released some images of the concept car Kizashi which ought to be the building foundation of the production of big sedans. The Kizashi’s which literally means “something great to come” was originally scheduled to be in the showrooms early this year.

The original plan was to release 3 versions of the Kizashi. Suzuki was hoping to push to the market a wagon, a sedan, and a CUV. The first Kizashi is the wagon type while the CUV is the type 2 Kizashi. The Kizashi 3 displayed during last year’s New York Auto Show highlighted the beautiful lines of the sedan variant.

The Kizashi line of cars are configured and designed to compete with cars like the Toyota Camry and the Malibu of Chevrolet.

The base model of the range is expected to have a 2.5L powerplant with 4 cylinders capable of drawing out 150 horsepower. The top of the line Kizashi ought to have a V6 3.6L engine roaring with 280 to 300 horsepower coupled with automatic transmission with 6 speeds. A hybrid version is also on the drawing board.

The decision makers of Suzuki were pushed against the wall to reconsider their plans with the global decline of car sales brought about by the world financial crisis. For them, it does not make sense to launch new cars into a market opting for smaller, more efficient cars.

The Nikkei reported that the car maker is planning to cancel its plans of putting up factories in Thailand and Russia in 2010. If placed on the market the Kizashi cars will range from $21 to $28K.